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Tue, May 21 2013. 08 11 PM IST

Shashi Kant Sharma is the new Comptroller and Auditor General

Shashi Kant Sharma, a 1976 Bihar cadre officer, will succeed Vinod Rai who ends his tenure on Wednesday

Tue, May 21 2013. 07 36 PM IST

Why is the rupee falling despite record portfolio inflows?

Widening trade deficit, rising gold imports, dollar rally, RBI’s forex moves could be the factors behind the slide

Tue, May 21 2013. 08 36 PM IST

US faces third day of storms after Oklahoma devastation

An area from Dallas to Little Rock, Arkansas, has the greatest chance of severe weather on Tuesday

Tue, May 21 2013. 07 58 PM IST

Sahara pulls Pune Warriors India from Indian Premier League

BCCI encashes team’s bank guarantee; Sahara’s national team sponsorship stays till December 2013

Tue, May 21 2013. 09 14 PM IST

Phaneesh Murthy says he will contest harassment claim if taken to court

Murthy asked to quit after he failed to report relationship with a subordinate employee, violating iGate’s policy

money

Tue, May 21 2013. 08 19 PM IST

Jolly LLB and our stretched moral fibre

What we choose today individually will be the consequence at the societal level tomorrow.

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companies

Tue, May 21 2013. 08 26 PM IST

Apollo Hospitals calls off venture with Yash Birla group

Apollo had entered into a partnership with the group in 2007 to develop two hospitals

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opinion

Tue, May 21 2013. 05 20 PM IST

Why India needs ambitious projects

Large infrastructure projects are one way to rescue the Indian economy

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consumer

Tue, May 21 2013. 05 41 PM IST

Louis Vuitton loses ground as world’s most valuable luxury brand

Vuitton’s brand value declined 12% from a year ago to $22.7 bn, Millward Brown Optimor estimated in its study

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industry

Tue, May 21 2013. 07 58 PM IST

Apple denies tax ‘gimmicks’ as pressure mounts

A panel found that Apple avoided paying taxes on tens of billions of dollars in profits through a complex network of subsidiaries

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Policy

Tue, May 21 2013. 02 44 PM IST

Chinese premier Li Keqiang vows to open up markets to India

Li also pledges to narrow a gaping trade deficit between India and China

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Wonder wall

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Extract | A plan to pack on muscle

Celebrity fitness trainer Kris Gethin, the man behind Hrithik Roshan’s muscles, talks about his programme and relates stories of physical transformation

From Vidya Balan to Amitabh Bachchan, it’s a costume catastrophe at Cannes

Looks like it is time to lament Indian fashion

Cannes Diary | Masters new and old

Asghar Farhadi scores another winner with The Past, and Satyajiy Ray’s Charulata comes back in view

Excerpt | Man must cook (and a grand theory of everything)

If men have any hope of redeeming themselves, they need to get familiar with the kitchen. PS: Involve sons too

Literature | Life’s little ironies

Scholar, translator and painter Daisy Rockwell on Upendranath Ashk, one of Hindi literature’s greatest writers

International Queer Festival | Coalition cinema

Mumbai’s annual celebration of queer cinema is bigger than before

Hit the right notes on any budget

Interested in buying high-end audio but scared of the jargon? Our handy guide should help

Wonder wall

A bunch of designers are making sure you don’t draw a blank when it comes to affordable options for decorating your walls

Extract | A plan to pack on muscle

Celebrity fitness trainer Kris Gethin, the man behind Hrithik Roshan’s muscles, talks about his programme and relates stories of physical transformation